pyroxenite definition
pyroxenite means an ultramafic rock which predominantly contains the mafic mineral pyroxene (Mg-rich silicate).
pyroxenite means a medium or coarse-grained rock consisting essentially of pyroxene, a common rock forming mineral.
pyroxenite means an ultramafic igneous rock consisting essentially of minerals of the pyroxene group, such as augite and diopside, hypersthene, bronzite or enstatite. They are classified into clinopyroxenites, orthopyroxenites, and the websterites which contain both pyroxenes;